Ron Geaves

Ron Geaves ( born June 7, 1948) is Professor of Religious Studies at the Hope University Liverpool, England.

Life

Geaves his doctorate at the University of Leeds on the theme "Company Education of Muslims in England ". He became famous for his expertise in the field of adaptation and transmigration of religions in the West, especially of Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism. His special interest is the spiritual manifestation of Islam and Indian traditions.

He taught in a number of subject-specific areas, including Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, sociology and anthropology of religions of Judaism, Christianity, and the ancient religions.

He was Chairman and Program Director of Religious Studies at the University of Chester in England and head of the same department of the University of Chichester.

The working for INFORM David Barrett recommended him to share his experience about Prem Rawat ( Geaves is regarded as one of his first Western students ) to connect with his academic background in order to give insight into this movement.

2006 expressed Geaves before dignitaries and members of the Muslim community of North West England, the bombings of 7 July 2005 in London would have to be seen in the context of the long history of protest of the British Muslims. Simply to refer to these attacks as terrorism, only demonize the parties, and no way forward in understanding cause and motivation. This statement led to violent controversy with some other speakers. He replied, it does not get her anywhere, to demonize the " terrorism in the world" as such; the horrors of the bombings of Northern Ireland and the terrorism that time could also be seen as an extreme form of protest.

Currently, Ron Geaves board member of the research network " Muslims in Britain".

Work

The book "The Sufis of Britain" ( Cardiff: Academic Press, 2000) explains the appearance of Islamic mysticism in England; " The Continuum Glossary of Religious Terminology " (London: Continuum, 2001) contains a detailed nomenclature of seven major belief systems.

In addition Geaves wrote a series of scientific papers on Prem Rawat, also known as " Maharaji ", and the associated organizations.

In 2007 he published, in collaboration with George Chryssides from the University of Wolverhampton " Study of Religion " and 2006 " Understanding Religion " in collaboration with Theodore Gabriel of the University of Gloucester.

In addition, he worked on two jointly published treatises, one on the local and global manifestations of Sufism, and an encyclopedic reference book on Islamic sects.

Bibliography

  • Peripatetic Mystics: The renunciate Order of the Terapanthi Jain (2003) in Mysticisms East and West: Studies in Mystical Experience eds C.Partridge & T.Gabriel. Carlisle: Paternoster Press, ISBN 1-84227-092-3.
  • The Sufis of Britain: An Exploration of Muslim Identity, Cardiff Academic Press (January 1, 2000), ISBN 1-899025-07-3.
  • Continuum Glossary Of Religious Terms, Continuum International Publishing Group (1 May 2005), ISBN 0-8264-7921-9.
  • Aspects of Islam, Georgetown University Press (September 30, 2005), ISBN 1-58901-073-6.
  • Islam And The West Post- september 11th, with Theodore Gabriel and Yvonne Haddad, Ashgate Publishing ( 30 December 2004), ISBN 0-7546-5005-7.

Article

  • The legitimisation of a North Indian form of Skanda worship in the UK: the transmigration of Baba Balaknath from rural Punjab to urban centers of Britain, Catherine Barnes, 2nd Skanda - Murukan Conference, published in DISKUS Vol 4, No.2 ( 1996)
  • Baba Balaknath: an exploration of religious identity presentation at the British Association for the Study of Religions Annual Conference, 16th - 19th September 1996 at the University College of St Martin, Lancaster.
  • From Divine Light Mission to Elan Vital and Beyond: An Exploration of Change and Adaptation. Nova Religio, March 2004, Vol 7, No. 3, PP 45-62
  • From Totapuri to Maharaji: Reflections on a Lineage ( Parampara ) (2007 ), in Indian Religions: Renaissance and Revival, ed Anna King. London: Equinox, 2007
  • " Forget Transmitted Memory: The De - traditionalised 'Religion' of Prem Rawat " in Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol 24/1, 2009
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